Following the death of a two-year-old girl, who accidentally fell into an open drain in northeast Delhi's Maujpur area, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has formed a three-member committee to inquire into the matter.
According to a senior official, the committee has been constituted to fix responsibility of erring officials in the incident that took place near the gate of an MCD primary school in Sabji Mandi. The committee comprises sanitation superintendent I and II, Shahdara(north), and assistant engineer (maintenance-IV), who have been asked to submit a report within three days.
Besides, the Paryavaran Sahayak of Ward 40 has been placed under suspension with immediate effect for dereliction of duty, and the SI and the ASI have been issued show cause notices.
The government has demanded a strict action against the officials and staff responsible for the negligence that led to the child's death and that EDMC formulate guidelines to prevent such untoward incidents in future.
"We have assured ...

One of Mumbai's oldest housing society is ready to shed its old look for a new one. The Bombay Taximen Cooperative housing society, located at the mouth of the city's suburban business district, Bandra Kurla Complex spread over 8.4 acres, is up for redevelopment. According to sources, the society will finalise a developer soon. The society, originally formed by taximen of the city, was inaugurated by Founder of Bombay Taximen Union George Fernandes in 1972.
The society, with a total area 34,354 sq mts, comprises 656 flats and 30 shops and boasts of its proximity to the planned Metro II project.
It is a prime land located at the mouth of BKC and in close proximity to Kurla station. "The society was formed in 1972 whose original members were taxi drivers and owners, but at the same time, non-taxi driving community members were included in it.
Today, we have over 600 flats and 30 shops, and following the guidelines set by the state authorities, we are seeking developers who can redevelop the society," said ...

Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to extend the cut-off year to regularise 3.5 lakh unauthorised slums in the city to 2017 from 2011.
According to senior government officials, the proposal for this was already approved by the cabinet last Sunday. "The proposal will now be tabled and approved at the ongoing state Assembly session in Nagpur. This move of regularising 3.5 lakh slums will benefit a total 18 lakh slums dwellers," says BJP MLA Ashish Shelar.
Meanwhile, state minister for Housing Ravindra Waikar feels BJP is in hurry to take the credit for the move. "We are not happy with BJP's decision to leak this proposal to the media," he said.
"We have been working on it jointly for a long time. We are still preparing rules and regulations, and we have to also see that this move does not encourage people to create new slums. We should have surveyed the slums, then taken a phase-wise decision. We will take this up with the higher authorities."
Waikar pointed out that in 2003, the government had ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that there was a 18.5 per cent loss in Metro passenger trips after the fare hike on October 10 and urged the Central government to roll back the hike, which would cause more pollution.

Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company, which completed one year of operations recently, is now planning to expand to 100 cities. “We are present in 34 cities now and will be expanding to 100 cities o...